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1 get things straight

Общая лексика: разобраться (So let me get things straight, if I go on Thursday I can't come back till Saturday?), уточнить

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get things straight
2 straight

straight [streɪt]

ligne droite ⇒ 1 (a) droit ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (g), 3 (a)-(c) raide ⇒ 2 (a) honnête ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (c) clair ⇒ 2 (d) en ordre ⇒ 2 (e) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) pur ⇒ 2 (h) consécutif ⇒ 2 (i) directement ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) franchement ⇒ 3 (e)

1 noun

(a) (on racetrack, railway track) ligne f droite;

∎ the final or home straight la dernière ligne droite;

∎ figurative we're on the home straight now nous sommes dans la dernière ligne droite;

∎ to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin

(b) (level)

∎ to be out of straight être de biais ou de travers;

∎ to cut a material on the straight couper une étoffe de droit fil

(c) (in poker) quinte f

(d) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro mf

(e) familiar (conventional person) personne f conventionnelle ou sérieuse^□ ;

∎ don't be such a straight! sois pas si sérieux!

(f) familiar drugs slang (cigarette) clope f (par opposition à une cigarette de haschisch)

2 adjective

(a) (not curved → line, road, nose) droit; (→ hair) raide;

∎ Mathematics a straight line une (ligne) droite;

∎ in a straight line en ligne droite;

∎ to have a straight back avoir le dos bien droit, se tenir bien droit;

∎ keep your back straight tiens-toi droit, redresse-toi;

∎ figurative to play with or to keep a straight bat se conduire honorablement

(b) (level, upright) droit;

∎ the picture isn't straight le tableau n'est pas droit ou est de travers;

∎ is my tie straight? est-ce que ma cravate est droite?;

∎ to put or to set straight (picture) remettre d'aplomb, redresser; (hat, tie) ajuster;

∎ hold or keep the tray straight tenez le plateau bien droit

(c) (honest → person) honnête, droit; (frank → person, answer) franc (franche);

∎ straight as a die d'une droiture ou honnêteté absolue;

∎ he's always been straight in his dealings with me il a toujours été honnête avec moi;

∎ to be straight with sb être franc avec qn;

∎ are you being straight with me? est-ce que tu joues franc jeu avec moi?;

∎ to play a straight game jouer franc jeu;

∎ to give sb a straight answer répondre franchement à qn;

∎ to have a straight talk about sth parler franchement de qch;

∎ to do some straight talking parler franchement;

∎ at the meeting he did some straight talking il n'a pas mâché ses mots à la réunion;

∎ it's time we did some straight talking il faut qu'on parle, tous les deux;

∎ American familiar a straight shooter une personne franche^□ ;

∎ American familiar a straight arrow (man) un brave type; (woman) une brave femme;

∎ he's a straight arrow (person of integrity) on peut compter sur lui^□ ; (too conventional) il est un peu coincé

(d) (correct, clear) clair;

∎ to put or to set the record straight mettre les choses au clair;

∎ just to set the record straight pour que ce soit bien clair;

∎ I'd like to get things straight before I leave je voudrais mettre les choses au clair avant de partir;

∎ let's get this straight entendons-nous bien là-dessus;

∎ let's get this straight, he left at two o'clock? mettons les choses au clair, il est parti à deux heures?;

∎ have you put her straight? as-tu mis les choses au point avec elle?;

∎ you ought to put her straight about what he's (really) like tu devrais lui dire comment il est vraiment;

∎ now just you get this straight! mets-toi bien ceci dans la tête!, qu'on se mette bien d'accord sur ce point!

(e) (tidy, in order → room, desk, accounts) en ordre;

∎ to put or to set straight (room, house) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs, accounts) mettre de l'ordre dans;

∎ put your desk straight rangez votre bureau;

∎ put your things straight on the desk mettez un peu d'ordre sur le bureau

(f) (quits) quitte;

∎ here's the £5 I owe you, now we're straight voilà les 5 livres que je te dois, maintenant nous sommes quittes;

∎ I need five hundred pounds to get myself straight il me faut cinq cents livres pour me remettre d'aplomb ou me refaire

(g) (direct) droit, direct;

∎ Boxing he hit him a straight left/right il lui a porté un direct du gauche/du droit;

∎ American to vote a straight ticket voter pour une liste sans panachage

(h) (pure, utter) pur;

∎ it's just straight prejudice ce sont des préjugés, tout simplement;

∎ it's just straight propaganda c'est de la propagande pure et simple

(i) (consecutive) consécutif, de suite;

∎ to have three straight wins gagner trois fois de suite ou d'affilée;

∎ Sport to win in three straight sets (in tennis) gagner en trois sets;

∎ he won in straight sets (best of three sets) il a gagné en deux sets; (best of five sets) il a gagné en trois sets;

∎ we worked for three straight days nous avons travaillé trois jours d'affilée;

∎ he got straight As all term il n'a eu que de très bonnes notes tout le semestre;

∎ a straight A student un étudiant brillant;

∎ a straight flush (in poker) une quinte flush

(j) (neat → whisky, vodka) sec (sèche)

(k) (serious) sérieux;

∎ to keep a straight face garder son sérieux;

∎ it's the first straight role she's played in years c'est son premier rôle sérieux depuis des années

(l) familiar (conventional) conventionnel^□, sérieux^□

(m) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro

(n) familiar

∎ to be straight (not criminal) être rangé des voitures; (not on drugs) être clean

(o) Cars (cylinders) en ligne;

∎ a straight eight engine un moteur huit cylindres en ligne

(p) Geometry (angle) plat

(q) American familiar (true) vrai^□ ;

∎ this is the straight story of what happened voici comment ça s'est vraiment passé

3 adverb

(a) (in a straight line) droit, en ligne droite;

∎ try and walk straight! essaie de marcher droit!;

∎ the rocket shot straight up la fusée est montée à la verticale ou en ligne droite;

∎ to shoot straight viser juste;

∎ familiar to go straight (criminal) se ranger des voitures

(b) (upright → walk, sit, stand) (bien) droit;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit ou redresse-toi (sur ta chaise)!

(c) (directly) (tout) droit, directement;

∎ he looked me straight in the face/in the eye il me regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ to drink straight from the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;

∎ it's straight across the road c'est juste en face;

∎ the car came straight at me la voiture a foncé droit sur moi;

∎ the ball went straight through the window la balle est passée par la fenêtre;

∎ the knife went straight through my arm le couteau m'a transpercé le bras;

∎ we drove straight through Nantes nous avons traversé Nantes sans nous arrêter;

∎ to read a book straight through (from beginning to end) lire un livre d'un bout à l'autre; (without stopping) lire un livre d'une traite;

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé sans me voir;

∎ it went straight to his heart cela lui est allé droit au cœur;

∎ straight ahead tout droit;

∎ where's the crossroads? - it's straight ahead où se trouve le carrefour? - c'est tout droit devant vous;

∎ he looked straight ahead il regarda droit devant lui;

∎ straight on tout droit;

∎ go straight on till you come to a roundabout continuez tout droit jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un rond-point;

∎ at the roundabout go straight over au rond-point allez tout droit;

∎ familiar to let sb have it straight dire son fait à qn^□ ;

∎ to come straight out with sth dire qch tout net;

∎ she gave it me straight from the shoulder elle me l'a dit sans ambages ou sans prendre de gants

(d) (without delay) directement;

∎ come straight home after the concert! rentre à la maison tout de suite après le concert!;

∎ go straight to bed! va tout de suite te coucher!;

∎ I'll be straight back je reviens directement;

∎ they mostly go straight from school to university pour la plupart, ils passent directement du lycée à l'université;

∎ to come straight to the point aller droit au fait;

∎ to get straight on with one's work se mettre directement au travail;

∎ straight away immédiatement, aussitôt, tout de suite;

∎ familiar straight off tout de suite^□

(e) (frankly, honestly) franchement, carrément;

∎ I told him straight (out) what I thought of him je lui ai dit franchement ce que je pensais de lui;

∎ to play straight jouer franc jeu;

∎ familiar I'm giving it to you straight je vous le dis tout net^□ ;

∎ British familiar straight up? sans blague?;

∎ straight up! sans blague!, je t'assure!

(f) (clearly)

∎ I can't see straight je ne vois pas bien;

∎ I can't think straight je n'ai pas les idées claires

(g) (neat, unmixed)

∎ to drink whisky straight boire son whisky sec

(h) (conventionally)

∎ to play (it) straight Theatre jouer de façon classique; Music suivre la partition

►► Theatre straight actor acteur(trice) m,f sérieux-(euse);

straight four (in rowing) quatre m de pointe sans barreur;

Theatre straight man (of comedian) faire-valoir m inv;

Theatre straight part rôle m sérieux;

American straight razor rasoir m à main;

straight theatre le théâtre traditionnel;

American Politics straight ticket liste f non panachée

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > straight
3 straight

straight [streɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not curved) droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide

• to walk in a straight line marcher en ligne droite

• to keep one's back straight se tenir droit

   b. ( = frank) [answer, question] franc ( franche f)

• it's time for some straight talking soyons francs

   c. ( = unambiguous) clair

• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?

• let's get this straight entendons-nous bien sur ce point

• to get things straight in one's mind mettre les choses au clair dans son esprit

• to put sth straight mettre qch au clair

• to set sb straight (about sth) éclairer qn (sur qch)

   d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qch

   e. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou B

• her latest novel is straight autobiography son dernier roman est de l'autobiographie pure

• to get straight As (US) obtenir les meilleures notes

• a straight A student (US) un étudiant qui obtient les meilleures notes partout

   f. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif

• for five straight days pendant cinq jours consécutifs

• in straight sets (Tennis) en deux/trois sets (pour les matchs en trois/cinq sets)

   g. ( = not owed or owing money) (inf) quitte

• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittes

   h. [whisky, vodka] sec ( sèche f)

   i. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieux

• to say sth with a straight face dire qch sans sourire

   j. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête

• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue

2. noun

   a. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite

   b. to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin

• to keep sb on the straight and narrow faire suivre le droit chemin à qn

   c. ( = heterosexual) (inf) hétéro mf

3. adverb

   a. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste

• to go straight ahead aller tout droit

• straight across from the house juste en face de la maison

• straight above us juste au-dessus de nous

• he came straight at me il s'est dirigé droit sur moi

• to look straight at sb regarder qn droit dans les yeux

• he looked straight ahead il a regardé droit devant lui

• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux

• to sit straight s'asseoir bien droit

• to sit up straight se redresser

• to stand up straight se redresser

• the bullet went straight through his chest la balle lui a traversé la poitrine de part en part

• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qch

• the cork shot straight up in the air le bouchon est parti droit en l'air

• she ran straight across without looking elle a traversé en courant sans regarder

   b. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droit

   c. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après

• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite

• straight from the horse's mouth de source sûre

• to go straight home rentrer directement chez soi

• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londres

• to go straight to bed aller directement se coucher

• I may as well come straight to the point autant que j'en vienne droit au fait

   d. ( = frankly) (inf) give it to me straight dis-le-moi carrément

   e. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec

   f. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées claires

• I couldn't see straight je n'y voyais plus clair

   g. to go straight (inf) ( = reform) revenir dans le droit chemin

   h. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée

   i. (set structures)

► straight away tout de suite

► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages

► straight on tout droit

► straight out ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = frankly) franchement

4. compounds

► straight-faced adverb d'un air impassible adjective

impassible

► straight-laced adjective collet monté inv

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[streɪt] 1.
noun Sport ligne f droite

back straight — côté m opposé de la piste

home straight — dernière ligne droite
2.
adjective

1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raide

dead straight — gen tout droit

in a straight line — en ligne droite

2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien mis

the picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers

3) (tidy, in order) en ordre

to get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre

4) ( clear)

to get something straight — comprendre quelque chose

now let's get one thing straight — que ce soit bien clair

to put somebody straight about something — éclairer quelqu'un sur quelque chose

to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité

5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair

to be straight with somebody — jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simple

to do a straight swap — faire simplement l'échange

a straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats

7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau

8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive

she got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout

in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets

9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse

10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv
3.
adverb

1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] juste

stand up straight! — tenez-vous droit!

sit up straight! — asseyez-vous convenablement!

she held her arm out straight — elle a étendu le bras devant elle

to go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit

to look straight ahead — regarder droit devant soi

to look somebody straight in the eye — regarder quelqu'un droit dans les yeux

he headed straight for the bar — il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar

the car was coming straight at me — la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi

she was looking straight at me — elle regardait droit dans ma direction

straight above our heads — juste au-dessus de nos têtes

straight up in the air — droit en l'air

the bullet went straight through his body — la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part

they drove straight past me — ils sont passés droit devant moi

she drove straight into a tree — elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre

2) ( without delay) directement

to go straight back to Paris — rentrer directement à Paris

she wrote straight back — elle a répondu immédiatement

to come straight to the point — aller droit au fait

straight after — tout de suite après

straight away —

straight off — tout de suite

he read it straight off — il l'a lu d'une seule traite

she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que

it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge

3) ( frankly) tout net

I'll tell you straight — je vous le dirai tout net

give it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité

straight out — carrément

to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique

5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau

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to keep a straight face — garder son sérieux

the straight and narrow — le droit chemin

to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger

straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)

English-French dictionary > straight
4 straight

straight

A n

1 Sport ligne f droite ; back straight côté m opposé de la piste ; home straight dernière ligne droite ; into the straight dans la ligne droite ;

2 Games suite f ;

3 ○ ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ mf.

B adj

1 ( not bent or curved) [line, cut, edge, road, stretch] droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide ; dead straight gen tout droit ; [hair] très raide ; in a straight line en ligne droite ;

2 (level, upright) [fixture, post, shelf, hem, edge, wall] bien droit ; [garment, bedclothes, rug, tablecloth] bien mis ; is the picture straight now? est-ce que le tableau est droit maintenant? ; the picture/your tie isn't straight le tableau/ta cravate est de travers ; to put ou set sth straight mettre qch (bien) droit [furniture, picture, mirror] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; to have a straight back avoir le dos droit ; a straight(-sided) glass un verre droit ;

3 (tidy, in order) en ordre ; to get ou put sth straight lit, fig mettre qch en ordre ; I must get the house straight before Sunday il faut que je mette la maison en ordre avant dimanche ; the lawyer will put things straight l'avocat va mettre les choses en ordre ;

4 ( clear) to get sth straight comprendre qch ; have you got that straight? c'est compris? ; let's get this straight, you're paying half entendons-nous bien, tu paies la moitié ; now let's get one thing straight que ce soit bien clair ; to put ou set sb straight about sth éclairer qn sur qch ; to set matters straight mettre les choses en clair ; to put ou set the record straight établir la vérité ;

5 (honest, direct) [person] honnête, loyal ; [answer, question] clair ; [advice, tip] sûr ; to be straight with sb jouer franc jeu avec qn ; I want a straight answer to a straight question je veux une réponse claire à une question claire ; it's time for straight talking il est temps de parler franchement ;

6 ( unconditional) [contradiction, majority, profit] net/nette ; [choice] simple ; [denial, refusal, rejection] catégorique ; to do a straight swap faire simplement l'échange ; a straight fight GB Pol une élection à deux candidats ; that's straight dishonesty c'est de la malhonnêteté pure et simple ;

7 ( undiluted) [spirits, drink] sec, sans eau ;

8 ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive ; she got straight ‘A’s Sch elle a eu A partout ; to win/lose in straight sets Sport gagner/perdre en plusieurs sets consécutifs ; to vote a straight ticket US Pol voter pour la liste d'un parti ;

9 Theat [actor, play, role] classique ;

10 ( quits) to be straight être quitte ; to get oneself straight régler ses dettes ;

11 ○ [person] ( conventional) conventionnel/-elle ; ( not on drugs) qui ne se drogue pas ; ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ inv.

C adv

1 ( not obliquely or crookedly) [walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit] droit ; [shoot] juste ; stand up straight! tenez-vous droit! ; sit up straight! asseyez-vous convenablement! ; she held her arm out straight elle a tendu son bras tout droit ; she was stretched straight out on the floor elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol ; to go straight ahead aller tout droit ; to look straight ahead regarder droit devant soi ; to look sb straight in the eye ou face regarder qn droit dans les yeux ; can you see straight? est-ce-que tu vois bien? ; he headed straight for the bar il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar ; he went straight for me il s'est jeté sur moi ; he walked straight across the road il a traversé la route tout droit ; the car was coming straight at ou towards me la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi ; she was looking straight at me elle regardait droit dans ma direction ; straight above our heads juste au-dessus de nos têtes ; straight down into the ground droit dans le sol ; straight up in the air droit en l'air ; the bullet went straight through his body la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part ; we went straight through the book nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout ; he fired straight into ou through the crowd il a tiré en plein dans la foule ; they drove straight through the red light ils ont brûlé le feu rouge ; they drove straight past me ils sont passés droit devant moi ; she drove straight into a tree elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre ; keep straight on, it's on the left continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche ; his poems speak straight to our hearts ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur ;

2 ( without delay) directement ; to go straight home rentrer directement à la maison ; to go straight to bed aller directement au lit ; she went straight back to Paris elle est rentrée directement à Paris ; shall we go straight there? nous y allons directement? ; she wrote straight back elle a répondu immédiatement ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he went straight to the heart of the matter il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet ; straight after tout de suite après ; I went out straight after phoning you je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné ; straight away, straight off tout de suite ; I saw straight away ou off that it was impossible j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible ; he sat down and read/played it straight off il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite ; I can tell you the dates/prices straight off je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire ; she told him straight out that… elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que… ; it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge ;

3 ( frankly) tout net ; I'll tell you straight, I'll give it to you straight ○ je vous le dirai tout net ; give it to me straight ○ dis-moi la vérité ; straight out carrément ; I told him straight out that he was wrong je lui ai dit carrément qu'il se trompait ; to play straight with sb fig jouer franc jeu avec qn ;

4 Theat ( conventionally) [act, produce] de manière classique ;

5 ( neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec or sans eau.

Idioms

to keep a straight face garder son sérieux ; to keep to the straight and narrow suivre le droit chemin ; to stray from the straight and narrow s'écarter du droit chemin ; to go straight ○ [criminal] se ranger ; straight up ○ ? GB sans blague ○ ?

Big English-French dictionary > straight
5 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

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- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
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- straighten out/up
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- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (honest) ehrlich

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden

▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen fam, sich dat nichts zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (clear, uncomplicated) klar

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (not laughing) ernst; (traditional) traditionell, konventionell

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffen

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

1. (in a line) gerade[aus]

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5. (clearly) klar

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

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[streɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden

3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge

in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen

straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus

to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —

straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)

I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)

6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät

to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben

2) (= straight line) Gerade f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:

put straight in Ordnung bringen;

put things straight Ordnung schaffen;

put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;

set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. anständig (Leben etc)

6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)

7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)

8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)

9. pur:

drink one’s whisky straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
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streit
1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) recto, liso

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) honrado, de confianza, sincero, franco

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) derecho, recto

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en orden, arreglado

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) solo

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio, dramático

2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) recto, directamente

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) francamente, con franqueza

3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) recta

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

straight¹ adj

1. liso

she's got straight hair tiene el pelo liso

2. recto / derecho

a straight line una línea recta

the mirror isn't straight el espejo no está recto

3. en orden

I want everything straight before your mother comes back quiero todo en orden antes de que vuelva tu madre

straight² adv

1. recto / derecho

go straight on down this road sigue todo recto por esta calle

2. directamente

she went straight to the police se dirigió directamente a la policía

straight away enseguida / inmediatamente

straight

tr[streɪt]

adjective

1 (not curved - gen) recto,-a; (- hair) liso,-a

■ a straight road una carretera recta

■ can you walk in a straight line? ¿puedes caminar en línea recta?

2 (level, upright) derecho,-a, recto,-a

■ backs straight! ¡espalda recta!

■ is my tie straight? ¿tengo la corbata recta?

■ the picture isn't straight el cuadro no está recto

■ sit with your back straight siéntate erguido

3 (tidy, neat) en orden, arreglado,-a

■ I must get the house straight tengo que ordenar la casa

4 (honest - person) honrado,-a, de confianza; (sincere) sincero,-a, franco,-a

■ be straight with me sea sincero conmigo

■ give me a straight answer dame una respuesta clara

■ let's do some straight talking hablemos claro

5 (direct - question) directo,-a; (- refusal, rejection) categórico,-a, rotundo,-a

■ he gave me a straight "no" for an answer su respuesta fue un "no" rotundo

6 (correct, accurate) correcto,-a

■ let me get this straight a ver si lo he entendido

■ have you got your facts straight? ¿tienes la información correcta?

7 (consecutive) seguido,-a

■ he worked for five days straight trabajó cinco días seguidos

■ 31 straight wins 31 victorias consecutivas

■ she got straight A's sacó sobresaliente en todo

8 (drink) solo,-a

9 (play, actor, etc) serio,-a, dramático,-a

10 (person - conventional) convencional; (- heterosexual) heterosexual; (non-drug user) que no toma droga

11 familiar (not in debt) solvente

adverb

1 (in a straight line) recto,-a

■ he was staring straight ahead miraba al frente

■ go straight on sigue todo recto

■ it's straight in front of you está delante de tus narices

■ he can't shoot straight no es un tirador certero

2 (not in a curve) derecho,-a, recto,-a

■ sit up straight ponte derecho

3 (directly) directamente

■ he went straight to the fridge se fue directamente a la nevera

■ come straight home vuelve directamente a casa

■ she went straight from school to university pasó directamente del instituto a la universidad

■ go straight to bed vete directamente a la cama

■ the car was coming straight at me el coche venía directo hacia mí

4 (immediately) en seguida

■ straight after lunch inmediatamente después de comer

■ I'll come straight back volveré en seguida

5 (frankly) francamente, con franqueza

■ tell him straight (out) díselo sin rodeos

■ get straight to the point ve al grano

6 (clearly) claro, con claridad

■ I can't think straight no puedo pensar bien

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in race) recta

■ he sped down the final straight bajó la recta final a gran velocidad

2 (in cards) escalera

3 familiar (conventional person) carca nombre masulino o femenino; (heterosexual) heterosexual nombre masulino o femenino; (non-drug user) persona que no se droga

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as straight as an arrow/die (line, direction) derecho,-a como una vela 2 (person) honrado,-a

the straight and narrow el buen camino

straight from the shoulder sin rodeos

straight away en seguida

straight off sin pensarlo, en el acto

straight up en serio

to go straight (criminal) reformarse

to keep a straight face contener la risa

to play straight (with somebody) jugar limpio (con alguien)

to put/set the record straight dejar las cosas claras, aclarar las cosas, poner las cosas en su lugar

to put/set somebody straight (about something) explicar los hechos a alguien

to vote a/the straight ticket SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

straight choice alternativa clara

straight fight mano a mano nombre masculino

straight profit beneficio limpio

straight swap cambio directo

straight ['streɪt] adv

1) : derecho, directamente

go straight, then turn right: sigue derecho, luego gira a la derecha

2) honestly: honestamente

to go straight: enmendarse

3) clearly: con claridad

4) frankly: francamente, con franqueza

straight adj

1) : recto (dícese de las líneas, etc.), derecho (dícese de algo vertical), lacio (dícese del pelo)

2) honest, just: honesto, justo

3) neat, orderly: arreglado, ordenado

straight

adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• directo, -a adj.

• engallado, -a adj.

• enhiesto, -a adj.

• erguido, -a adj.

• franco, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• recto, -a adj.

• seguido, -a adj.

• serio, -a adj.

adv.

• derechamente adv.

• derecho adv.

• directamente adv.

• recto adv.

straight* (Sexuality)

n.

• buga* s.m.

I streɪt
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)

to be straight — estar* derecho

is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?

your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida

2) ( in order) (pred)

is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?

I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano

to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien

3)

a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

it's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones

I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio

she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo

b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba

I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( honestly)

are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?

to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría

4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

[streɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar straighter) (superl straightest)
1) (=not bent or curved) [line, road, nose, skirt] recto; [trousers] de perneras estrechas, de pata estrecha *; [hair] lacio, liso; [shoulders] erguido, recto

he couldn't even walk in a straight line — ni siquiera podía caminar en línea recta

she was keeping the boat on a straight course — mantenía el barco navegando en línea recta

to have a straight back — tener la espalda erguida or recta

• I couldn't keep a straight face, I couldn't keep my face straight — no podía mantener la cara seria

she said it with a completely straight face — lo dijo con la cara totalmente seria

2) (=not askew) [picture, rug, hat, hem] derecho

the picture isn't straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco

your tie isn't straight — tienes la corbata torcida, tu corbata no está bien

• to put or set straight — [+ picture, hat, tie, rug] poner derecho

3) (=honest, direct) [answer] franco, directo; [question] directo; [refusal, denial] categórico, rotundo

• all I want is a straight answer to a straight question — lo único que pido es que respondas con franqueza a una pregunta directa

• it's time for some straight talking — es hora de hablar con franqueza or claramente

• to be straight with sb — ser franco con algn, hablar a algn con toda franqueza

- as straight as a die

4) (=unambiguous) claro

is that straight? — ¿está claro?

• to get sth straight, let's get that straight right from the start — vamos a dejar eso claro desde el principio

there are a couple of things we'd better get straight — hay un par de cosas que debemos dejar claras

have you got that straight? — ¿lo has entendido?, ¿está claro?

he had to get things straight in his mind — tenía que aclararse las ideas

he hasn't got his facts straight — no tiene la información correcta

• to put or set sth straight — aclarar algo

to put or set things or matters straight — aclarar las cosas

to put or set the record straight — aclarar las cosas

he soon put or set me straight — enseguida me aclaró las cosas

5) (=tidy, in order) [house, room] arreglado, ordenado; [books, affairs, accounts] en orden

I like to keep my house straight — me gusta tener la casa arreglada or ordenada

the paperwork still isn't straight — los papeles no están todavía en orden

• to get or put sth straight — arreglar algo

6) (=clear-cut, simple) [choice, swap] simple

her latest novel is straight autobiography — su última novela es una simple autobiografía

we made £50 straight profit on the deal — sacamos 50 libras limpias del negocio

a straight cash offer — una oferta de dinero en mano

7) (=consecutive) [victories, defeats, games] consecutivo

this is the fifth straight year that she has won — este es el quinto año consecutivo en el que ha ganado

• to get straight As — sacar sobresaliente en todo

• a straight flush — (in poker) una escalera real

• she lost in straight sets to Pat Hay — (in tennis) perdió contra Pat Hay sin ganar ningún set

• we had ten straight wins — ganamos diez veces seguidas, tuvimos diez victorias consecutivas

8) (=neat) [whisky, vodka] solo

9) (Theat) (=not comic) [part, play, theatre, actor] dramático, serio

10) * (=conventional) [person] de cabeza cuadrada *

she's a nice person, but very straight — es maja pero tiene la cabeza demasiado cuadrada *

11) * (=not owed or owing money)

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight — si te doy cinco libras, estamos en paz

12) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual, hetero *

13) * (=not criminal) [person]

he's been straight for two years — ha llevado una vida honrada durante dos años

14) ** (=not using drugs)

I've been straight for 13 years — hace 13 años que dejé las drogas, llevo 13 años desenganchado de las drogas

2. ADV

1) (=in a straight line) [walk, shoot, fly] en línea recta; [grow] recto

they can't even shoot straight — ni siquiera saben disparar en línea recta

he was sitting up very straight — estaba sentado muy derecho or erguido

stand up straight! — ¡ponte derecho or erguido!

• straight above us — directamente encima de nosotros

• it's straight across the road from us — está justo al otro lado de la calle

• to go straight ahead — ir todo recto, ir todo derecho

to look straight ahead — mirar al frente, mirar hacia adelante

straight ahead of us — justo en frente de nosotros

• to look straight at sb — mirar derecho hacia algn

he came straight at me — vino derecho hacia mí

• to hold o.s. straight — mantenerse derecho

• to look sb straight in the eye — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn

to look sb straight in the face — mirar a algn directamente a la cara

• to go straight on — ir todo recto, ir todo derecho

• the bullet went straight through his chest — la bala le atravesó limpiamente el pecho

• I saw a car coming straight towards me — vi un coche que venía derecho hacia mi

• to look straight up — mirar hacia arriba

the cork shot straight up in the air — el corcho salió disparado hacia arriba

2) (=level)

• to hang straight — [picture] estar derecho

the picture isn't hanging straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco

3) (=directly) directamente; (=immediately) inmediatamente

youngsters who move straight from school onto the dole queue — jóvenes que pasan directamente del colegio a la cola del paro

I went straight home/to bed — fui derecho a casa/a la cama

come straight back — vuelve directamente aquí

to come straight to the point — ir al grano

to drink straight from the bottle — beber de la botella

• straight after this — inmediatamente después de esto

• straight away — inmediatamente, en seguida, al tiro (Chile)

• straight off — (=without hesitation) sin vacilar; (=immediately) inmediatamente; (=directly) directamente, sin rodeos

she just went straight off — se marchó sin detenerse

- I heard it straight from the horse's mouth

4) (=frankly) francamente, con franqueza

just give it to me or tell me straight — dímelo francamente or con franqueza

• to tell sb sth straight out — decir algo a algn sin rodeos or directamente

• straight up — (Brit) * en serio

straight from the shoulder —

I let him have it straight from the shoulder — se lo dije sin rodeos

5) (=neat) [drink] solo

I prefer to drink whisky straight — prefiero tomar el whisky solo

6) (=clearly) [think] con claridad

he was so frightened that he couldn't think straight — tenía tanto miedo que no podía pensar con claridad

I was so drunk I couldn't see straight — estaba tan borracho que no veía

7) *

• to go straight — (=reform) [criminal] enmendarse; [drug addict] dejar de tomar drogas, desengancharse

he's been going straight for a year now — [ex-criminal] hace ahora un año que lleva una vida honrada; [ex-addict] hace un año que dejó las drogas, lleva un año desenganchado de las drogas

8) (Theat)

he played the role straight — interpretó el papel de manera clásica

9) (=consecutively)

we worked on the harvest for three days straight — hicimos la cosecha durante tres días seguidos

3. N

1) (=straight line)

• to cut sth on the straight — cortar algo derecho

- the straight and narrow

to keep to the straight and narrow — ir por buen camino

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — mantener a algn por el buen camino

to depart from the straight and narrow — apartarse del buen camino

2) (Brit) (on racecourse)

• the straight — la recta

as the cars entered the final straight Hill was in the lead — cuando los coches entraron en la recta final Hill iba a la cabeza

3) (Cards) runfla f, escalera f

4) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual mf

4.

CPD

straight angle N — ángulo m llano

straight arrow * N — (US) estrecho(-a) m / f de miras

straight man N — actor m que da pie al cómico

I was the straight man and he was the comic — yo era el actor que daba pie a sus chistes y él era el cómico

straight razor N — (US) navaja f de barbero

straight sex N — (=not homosexual) sexo m entre heterosexuales; (=conventional) relaciones fpl sexuales convencionales, sexo m sin florituras *

straight ticket N (US) (Pol) —

to vote a straight ticket — votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

* * *

I [streɪt]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)

to be straight — estar* derecho

is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?

your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida

2) ( in order) (pred)

is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?

I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano

to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien

3)

a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

it's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones

I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio

she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo

b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba

I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( honestly)

are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?

to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría

4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

English-spanish dictionary > straight
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[streɪt] n

1) ( race track) Gerade f;

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2) cards Sequenz f; ( in poker) Straight m

PHRASES:

stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich adj

1) ( without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade;

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?;

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief;

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht;

as \straight as a die [or (Am) pin] ( of posture) kerzengerade;

( honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2) ( frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig;

( honest) ehrlich;

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden;

to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein;

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort;

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln;

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen ( fam), sich dat nichts zu Schulden kommen lassen

3) inv (fam: conventional) brav ( pej)

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4) ( heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero ( fam)

5) ( plain) einfach;

( undiluted) pur;

\straight gin/ Scotch Gin m /Scotch m pur;

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6) ( simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr;

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7) (clear, uncomplicated) klar;

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt;

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!;

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht;

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort;

( in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser;

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8) attr, inv ( consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n;

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen;

\straight flush cards Straight[flush] m;

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie;

to win/lose in \straight sets tennis mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9) (fam: serious) ernst[haft];

( not laughing) ernst;

( traditional) traditionell, konventionell;

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten;

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben;

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen;

\straight actor/ actress theat Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs;

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10) pred (fam: quits)

to be \straight quitt sein ( fam)

11) (fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean (sl)

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or (Am) program] Entziehungskur f

12) pred ( in order) in Ordnung;

( clarified) geklärt;

to put things \straight ( tidy) Ordnung schaffen;

( organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen ( fam)

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...;

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr;

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen adv

1) ( in a line) gerade[aus];

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße;

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum;

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns;

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen;

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen;

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand;

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen;

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2) inv ( directly) direkt ( fam)

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?;

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen

3) inv ( immediately) sofort;

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen;

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen;

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe;

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4) (fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich];

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?;

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele;

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5) ( clearly) klar;

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen;

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

English-German students dictionary > straight
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[streɪt]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

1) (gen) diritto (-a), dritto (-a), (hair) liscio (-a), Geom retto (-a), (posture) eretto (-a)

a straight road — una strada dritta

the picture isn't straight — il quadro non è diritto

to be (all) straight — (tidy) essere a posto, essere sistemato (-a), (clarified) essere chiaro (-a)

let's get this straight — mettiamo le cose in chiaro

to put straight — (picture) raddrizzare, (hat, tie) aggiustare, (house, room, accounts) mettere in ordine

to put things or matters straight — chiarire le cose

he soon put me straight — mi ha corretto immediatamente

I couldn't keep a straight face; I couldn't keep my face straight — non riuscivo a stare serio

2) (continuous, direct) diritto (-a)

ten straight wins — dieci vittorie di fila

3) (honest, frank: person) onesto (-a), (answer) franco (-a), (denial) netto (-a)

straight speaking; straight talking — franchezza

I'll be straight with you — sarò franco con te

4) (plain, uncomplicated) semplice, (drink) liscio (-a), (Theatre: part, play) serio (-a), (person: conventional) normale, (heterosexual) etero inv

I'm sure he's straight — sono sicura che sia eterosessuale

2. adv

1) (in a straight line: gen) dritto

to go straight up/down — andare dritto su/giù

it's straight across the road from us — è proprio di fronte a noi

straight ahead — avanti dritto

straight on — sempre dritto

to go straight on — andare dritto

to go straight fig — rigare dritto

2) (directly, without diversion) direttamente, diritto

I went straight home — sono andato direttamente a casa

to come straight to the point — venire al sodo

3) (immediately) subito, immediatamente

straight away; straight off — subito

I'll come straight back — torno subito

4) (frankly) chiaramente, francamente

straight out — chiaro e tondo

3. n

(on racecourse) dirittura d'arrivo, Rail rettilineo

to cut sth on the straight — tagliare qc in drittofilo

to keep to the straight and narrow fig — seguire la retta via

English-Italian dictionary > straight ****
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{streit}
I. 1. прав, в права посока, непрекъсващ, директен, пряк
2. прав, изправен, правилен, в ред/изправност
to have a STRAIGHT eye имам вярно/точно/набито око
your tie is not STRAIGHT връзката ти e накриво
are the pictures STRAIGHT? право ли ca окачени картините? to put the room STRAIGHT разтребвам/оправям стаята
to put things/matters STRAIGHT оправям/уреждам работата
3. прям, открит, недвусмислен
4. честен, почтен, лоялен, ам. пол. всеотдаен, напълно предан на партията си
to keep STRAIGHT оставам честен/порядъчен
5. откровен, искрен
6. прост, ясен, точен
to get/keep/put/set the facts/records STRAIGHT поправям грешка/неточност
a STRAIGHT fight пол. изборна кампания само с двама кандидати
7. чист (за питие и пр.)
a STRAIGHT gin чаша джин без сода/вода
8. sl. нормален, неизвратен
9. sl. сериозен, достоверен, надежден
a STRAIGHT face нищо неизразяващо лице
to keep a STRAIGHT face запазвам сериозно изражение, въздържам смеха си
as STRAIGHT as a ram-rod съвсем изправен, като глътнал бастун
II. 1. изправеност, право положение, права/хоризонтална част
2. сп. последната равна част пред финала
on the STRAIGHT по права линия
sl. честно
out of the STRAIGHT криво
sl. непочтено
3. обикновен/нормален/порядъчен човек
4. покер кента
III. 1. право, направо, директно
to go STRAIGHT вървя направо
sl. ставам отново порядъчен
to read a book STRAIGHT through прочитам, книга от кора до кора
to go/come STRAIGHT to the point преминавам направо/веднага към същината на работата/въпроса, говоря без заобикалки/усукване
to walk in STRAIGHT влизам направо, без да чукам
to let someone have it STRAIGHT казвам някому направо/откровено
STRAIGHT out направо, открито, без заобикалки
2. право, изправено
put it STRAIGHT сложи го изправено, изправи го
3. в съчет.
STRAIGHT away незабавно, веднага, тутакси, изведнъж
STRAIGHT off веднага, без колебание, без да му мисля
STRAIGHT out незабавно, без всякакво колебание, направо

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{streit} a 1. прав; в права посока, непрекъсващ, директен; п(2) {streit} n 1. изправеност, право положение; права/ хориз{3} {streit} adv 1. право, направо, директно; to go straight 1) вър

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ясен; точен; оправен; право; прав; прост; пряко; прям; изравнен; изправено; направо;

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1. a straight face нищо неизразяващо лице 2. a straight fight пол. изборна кампания само с двама кандидати 3. a straight gin чаша джин без сода/вода 4. are the pictures straight? право ли ca окачени картините? to put the room straight разтребвам/оправям стаята 5. as straight as a ram-rod съвсем изправен, като глътнал бастун 6. i. прав, в права посока, непрекъсващ, директен, пряк 7. ii. изправеност, право положение, права/хоризонтална част 8. iii. право, направо, директно 9. on the straight по права линия 10. out of the straight криво 11. put it straight сложи го изправено, изправи го 12. sl. непочтено 13. sl. нормален, неизвратен 14. sl. сериозен, достоверен, надежден 15. sl. ставам отново порядъчен 16. sl. честно 17. straight away незабавно, веднага, тутакси, изведнъж 18. straight off веднага, без колебание, без да му мисля 19. straight out направо, открито, без заобикалки 20. straight out незабавно, без всякакво колебание, направо 21. to get/keep/put/set the facts/records straight поправям грешка/неточност 22. to go straight вървя направо 23. to go/come straight to the point преминавам направо/веднага към същината на работата/въпроса, говоря без заобикалки/усукване 24. to have a straight eye имам вярно/точно/набито око 25. to keep a straight face запазвам сериозно изражение, въздържам смеха си 26. to keep straight оставам честен/порядъчен 27. to let someone have it straight казвам някому направо/откровено 28. to put things/matters straight оправям/уреждам работата 29. to read a book straight through прочитам, книга от кора до кора 30. to walk in straight влизам направо, без да чукам 31. your tie is not straight връзката ти e накриво 32. в съчет 33. обикновен/нормален/порядъчен човек 34. откровен, искрен 35. покер кента 36. прав, изправен, правилен, в ред/изправност 37. право, изправено 38. прост, ясен, точен 39. прям, открит, недвусмислен 40. сп. последната равна част пред финала 41. честен, почтен, лоялен, ам. пол. всеотдаен, напълно предан на партията си 42. чист (за питие и пр.)
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straight [streit] I. adj 1. прав; в права посока; the \straightest way to най-правият (късият) път до; \straight and narrow морално (праведно) поведение, праведност; 2. изправен; to hold o.s. as \straight as a ram-rod стоя изправен, като че ли съм глътнал бастун; 3. прав, изравнен; оправен; your tie isn't \straight връзката ти е накриво; to put the room \straight оправям стаята; to put matters ( things) \straight оправям работата; 4. прям, откровен, открит, недвусмислен; \straight speaking искреност; 5. честен, почтен, лоялен; ам. полит. напълно предан на партията си; \straight as a die 1) напълно честен (почтен); 2) прав като конец, изпънат; to keep \straight оставам честен; to be \straight with s.o. действам (държа се) лоялно спрямо някого; to vote the \straight ticket гласувам според партийната линия; 6. прост, ясен; точен; \straight part театр. роля без дегизиране; a \straight choice избор между 2 неща; \straight fight полит. изборна кампания с двама кандидати; \straight whisky (чаша) чисто уиски (без сода или вода); 7. sl сериозен, достоверен, надежден; \straight tip сведения от достоверен източник; • \straight face безизразно лице, каменно лице (което не издава чувства); 8. драматичен (за артист, пиеса и пр.); 9. разг. традиционен, обикновен, консервативен; 10. разг. хетеросексуален; II. n 1. изправност; to be out of the \straight не съм наред, нещо ми е криво, кофти ми е, не съм в добра форма; to keep s.o. on the \straight and narrow карам някого да спазва законите (да бъде почтен); 2. права част на път (река); права част от хиподрум преди финала (при конни надбягвания); 3. кента ( покер); 4. sl обикновена цигара (без марихуана); 5. sl хетеросексуален човек; III. adv 1. право; направо; to read a book \straight through чета книга от кора до кора; to go \straight on продължавам да вървя право напред, без да спирам; to come \straight to the point заговарям направо (без заобикалки); to shoot ( hit) \straight прицелвам се точно; to put the record \straight; to get s.th. \straight изяснявам факти, давам точни данни; to walk \straight in влизам направо, без да чукам; • to let s.o. have it \straight право, куме, (та) в очи; \straight out направо, открито, откровено, без заобикалки; to go \straight влизам в правия път, поправям се (за престъпник), започвам честен живот; 2. изправено; 3. незабавно, веднага; \straight off в момента, веднага, без колебание; 4. непрекъснато, без прекъсване, нонстоп; he worked for five days \straight той работи пет дни нонстоп (без прекъсване).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > straight
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streɪt
1. прил.
1) а) неизогнутый, прямой;
невьющийся( о волосах) б) правильный, находящийся в порядке;
ровный
2) а) искренний, прямой, честный a straight question ≈ прямой вопрос straight speaking ≈ искренность;
прямота straight fight б) разг. верный, надежный;
амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии, преданный своей партии straight tip ≈ сведения из достоверных источников в) откровенный, без экивоков;
неприкрытый
3) амер. чистый, неразбавленный
4) амер. разг. поштучный, розничный (о цене)
2. нареч.
1) а) прямо, по прямой линии б) метко, правильно, точно Syn: neatly, to the point
2) открыто, неприкрыто;
чисто, прямо, честно
3) немедленно, сразу ∙ straight away straight off straight out to go/run straight ≈ (начать) вести честный образ жизни
3. сущ.;
ед. только
1) а) прямая линия;
спорт финишная прямая б) прямизна
2) разг. правильный, честный образ жизни (the *;
тк. в ед. ч.) прямизна - out of the * кривой прямая линия - on the * по прямой (спортивное) финишная прямая - back * прямая, противоположная финишной прямой честность - on the * (жаргон) честно - I am on the * я честно говорю, действую и т. п.( карточное) карты, подобранные подряд по достоинству, "порядок", "стрит" (в покере) нормальный человек, обыватель, мещанин прямой, неизогнутый - * line прямая линия - the *est way to самый прямой путь в /к/ - * back прямая /несгорбленная/ спина не отклоняющийся от курса, не сходящий с дороги;
беспрерывный - * course прямой курс - * flight полет по прямой - * run беспосадочный полет невьющийся - * hair прямые волосы( автомобильное) с цилиндрами в ряд( о двигателе) правильный, ровный;
находящийся в порядке - your tie isn't * ваш галстук сбился набок - * eye верный глаз - * gunner меткий наводчик - * blow прямой удар (бокс) (разговорное) честный, прямой, искренний - * question прямой вопрос - * dealing(s) честность, честное ведение дел - to be * in one's dealings быть честным в своих делах - to keep * оставаться честным;
вести честный /правильный/ образ жизни - * talk откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту - a * thinker здравомыслящий человек( разговорное) верный, надежный - * tip сведения из достоверных источников (американизм) (политика) неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии - * Republican стойкий республиканец - a * vote голос, поданный за весь список кандидатов от своей партии (американизм) неразбавленный - * whisky неразбавленное виски( американизм) (коммерческое) фиксированный, прейскурантный( о цене) ;
без скидки за большое количество купленного - cigars 20 cents * сигары 20 центов штука, без скидки (литературоведение) (театроведение) чистый по жанру - * play (чистая) драма( без музыки) - * comedy (настоящая) комедия( не музыкальная) - * part драматическая роль( без эксцентриады и т. п.) естественный, органичный( об игре актера) обыкновенный, рядовой( о лит. произведении) - a * novel /story/ рядовой роман, бесхитростное повествование (часто в отличие от романов абсурда, фантастики и т. п.) идущий по порядку - twelve * days двенадцать дней подряд (карточное) расположенный по порядку - * flush карты одной масти по порядку;
"королевский цвет", флеш-рояль (в покере) (профессионализм) объективный( о газетных сообщениях) - * story объективное изложение событий;
факты без комментариев (разговорное) обычный, традиционный - * culture традиционная культура нормальный;
здоровый( о психике) - * and gay people нормальные /гетеросексуальные/ люди и гомосексуалисты - * thinking and stoned thinking нормальное мышление и мышление наркоманов и алкоголиков единственный( о способе вознаграждения) ;
прямой (о сдельщине и т. п.) - a salesman on * commision коммивояжер, работающий только за комиссионные прямой, непосредственный( о наблюдении, расчете) > * face ничего не выражающее лицо > to keep a * face, to keep one's face * стараться не рассмеяться > (as) * as a die прямой, честный;
такой не подведет;
прямой как стрела > (as) * as a ramrod словно аршин проглотил прямой по линии, прямо - to ride * ехать напрямик - to stand * стоять прямо, не горбиться - * set up с прямо /стройной/ фигурой - to look smb. * in the eyes смотреть кому-л. прямо в глаза - the drunk could not walk * пьяный не мог идти не шатаясь прямо, непосредственно - * above прямо над - to go * to London поехать прямо в Лондон - it comes * from Paris это прибыло прямо из Парижа - to go /to come/ * to the point перейти прямо /сразу/ к сути дела - to drink * from the bottle пить прямо из горлышка правильно, точно, метко - to shoot * метко стрелять правильно, упорядоченно - to put a room * привести комнату в порядок - to put the picture * правильно /ровно/ повесить картину;
поправить висящую картину - is my hat on *? у меня шляпа правильно надета? - he set us * on that issue он дал нам правильную информацию по этому вопросу - to get the facts * установить факты, разобраться в случившемся честно, открыто, прямо - to tell smb. * сказать кому-л. прямо /честно/ - to let smb. have it * (разговорное) честно /прямо/ сказать кому-л. объективно (в газетных сообщениях) - to write a story * нарисовать объективную картину;
изложить события без комментариев ясно, здраво - he thinks * он ясно /здраво/ мыслит - I cannot think * не могу собраться с мыслями в сочетаниях: - * away немедленно, сразу, тотчас - to go * away сразу /немедленно/ уйти - to guess * away сразу угадать /догадаться/ - * off сразу, не колеблясь;
не обдумав - to tell smth. * off сразу же сказать что-л. - to answer * off ответить не задумываясь - five tricks * off пять взяток сразу /подряд/ - * out напрямик, прямо - to speak * out говорить прямо > to hit * from the shoulder говорить прямо, честно, "рубить сплеча";
наносить прямой удар > to go /to run/ * (начать) вести честный /добропорядочный/ образ жизни;
порвать с преступным прошлым, "завязать" ~ тк. sing разг. правильный, честный образ жизни;
to be on the straight жить честно (о бывшем преступнике) ~ амер. разг. поштучный (о цене) ;
cigars ten cents straight сигары стоимостью десять центов за штуку straight: to go (или to run) straight (начать) вести честный образ жизни ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар is my hat on ~? у меня шляпа правильно надета?;
to put things straight привести дела в порядок ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным put the picture ~ поправьте картину;
to put a room straight привести комнату в порядок put the picture ~ поправьте картину;
to put a room straight привести комнату в порядок is my hat on ~? у меня шляпа правильно надета?;
to put things straight привести дела в порядок ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар ~ правильно, точно, метко;
to shoot straight метко стрелять straight: to go (или to run) straight (начать) вести честный образ жизни ~ разг. надежный, верный;
straight tip сведения из достоверных источников ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ амер. неразбавленный;
straight whisky неразбавленное виски ~ амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии;
to vote the straight ticket голосовать за список кандидатов своей партии ~ амер. разг. поштучный (о цене) ;
cigars ten cents straight сигары стоимостью десять центов за штуку ~ правильно, точно, метко;
to shoot straight метко стрелять ~ тк. sing разг. правильный, честный образ жизни;
to be on the straight жить честно (о бывшем преступнике) ~ правильный;
ровный;
находящийся в порядке;
straight eye верный глаз, хороший глазомер ~ правильный ~ тк. sing прямая (перед финишем на скачках) ~ тк. sing прямая линия ~ (the ~) тк. sing прямизна ~ прямо, честно, открыто;
tell me straight what you think скажите мне прямо, что вы думаете ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар ~ прямой, невьющийся (о волосах) ~ прямой, неизогнутый ~ прямой ~ ровный ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ правильный;
ровный;
находящийся в порядке;
straight eye верный глаз, хороший глазомер ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным ~ fight честный бой ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ разг. надежный, верный;
straight tip сведения из достоверных источников ~ амер. неразбавленный;
straight whisky неразбавленное виски ~ прямо, честно, открыто;
tell me straight what you think скажите мне прямо, что вы думаете ~ амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии;
to vote the straight ticket голосовать за список кандидатов своей партии

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > straight
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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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I [stréit]
adjective

raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow — raven kot sveča

in a straight line — v premi, ravni črti

straight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)

straight arch — lok v obliki obrnjene črke V

a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet

straight eye — (dobra) mera na oko

straight face — negiben, resen obraz

a straight fight — poštena (nedogovorjena) borba

straight hair — gladki lasje

a straight hit — direkten zadetek

a straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno koleno

straight legs — ravne noge

a straight novel — navaden (nekriminalen) roman

straight line mathematics premica

straight speaking — odkrito govorjenje

a straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira

a straight path — ravna, prema steza

a straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago

a straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz

the straight ticket American pravi, uradni program stranke

accounts are straight — računi so v redu

is everything straight? — je vse v redu?

to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smeh

to keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdi

to put things straight — spraviti stvari v red

to set one's papers straight — spraviti v red svoje papirje

to set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti sobo

to vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo
II [stréit]
adverb

premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away — takoj, na mestu, precej

straight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja

straight on — naravnost (naprej)

straight through — naravnost skozi

straight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega vira

to come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti

to go straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to hit straight from the shoulder — naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje

to keep straight — iti kar (naravnost) naprej

to live straight — pošteno živeti

to ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire

to run straight — moralno, pošteno živeti

to sit up straight — pokonci sedeti

to speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti

to think straight — logično misliti

I told him straight out — povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz

I cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)
III [stréit]
1.

noun

premost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kart

out of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;

2.

interjection

zares!, resnično!, v resnici!

English-Slovenian dictionary > straight
12 get

v. krijgen; halen; bereiken; verkrijgen; pakken; begrijpen; worden; aangestoken worden (met een ziekte); komen; veroorzaken

get

[ get] 〈 got, got, verouderd, behalve in Amerikaans-Engels of in Brits-Engels in vaste verbindingen gotten〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (ge)raken ⇒ (ertoe) komen, gaan, bereiken

2 beginnen ⇒ aanvangen

♦voorbeelden:

1   get clear/quit/rid of something • zich van iets ontdoen

     get ready • zich klaarmaken

     he's getting to be an old man • hij is een oude man aan het worden

     〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 get to do something • erin slagen/ertoe komen iets te doen

     get done with • afmaken

     he never gets to drive the car • hij krijgt nooit de kans om met de auto te rijden

     get lost • verdwalen

     〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 get lost! • loop naar de maan!

     get to see someone • iemand te zien krijgen

     get ahead • vooruitkomen, succes boeken

     get ahead of • achter zich laten

     get behind/behindhand • achterop raken

     get as far as • komen tot (bij)

     get home • thuiskomen; 〈 sport〉 (als eerste) finishen

     get home to • doordringen tot 〈 van opmerking〉

     〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 get nowhere/somewhere • niets/iets bereiken

     〈 slang〉 get there • er komen, succes boeken; het snappen

     〈 informeel〉 get together • bijeenkomen

     〈 informeel〉 get back together • zich verzoenen

     get above oneself • heel wat van zichzelf denken

     get abreast of • op gelijke hoogte komen met

     〈 informeel〉 get after someone • iemand achter de vodden zitten; iemand een standje geven

     get among • verzeild raken tussen

     get at • bereiken, te pakken krijgen, komen aan/achter/bij; 〈 informeel〉 bedoelen; bekritiseren; knoeien met • omkopen; ertussen nemen

     stop getting at me! • laat me met rust!

     get at the truth • de waarheid achterhalen

     the witness had been got at • de getuige was omgekocht

     what are you getting at? • wat bedoel je daarmee?

     who are you getting at? • op wie heb je het eigenlijk gemunt?

     〈 informeel〉 get behind something • ergens achter komen

     get from • weg raken van

     get in contact/touch with • contact opnemen met

     get into something • ergens in (verzeild) raken

     get into the car • in de auto stappen

     get into debt • schulden maken

     get into a habit • een gewoonte aankweken

     the alcohol got into his head • de alcohol steeg hem naar het hoofd

     get into a school • toegelaten worden tot een school

     get into shape • in conditie komen

     〈 informeel〉 get into one's shoes • zijn schoenen aantrekken

     get into a temper • driftig worden

     get into trouble • in moeilijkheden geraken

     get into the way of things • eraan wennen

     get into yoga • aan yoga gaan doen

     what's got into you? • wat bezielt je?, wat heb je?

     get on(to) a subject • bij een onderwerp belanden

     〈 informeel〉 get on(to) something • lucht krijgen van iets, iets ontdekken

     〈 informeel〉 get onto someone • iemand te pakken krijgen/contacteren

     get onto the council • tot raadslid gekozen worden

     get on(to) the plane • op het vliegtuig stappen

     get on(to) one's bike • op zijn fiets stappen

     get out of something • ergens uitraken, zich ergens uit redden

     get out of bed • uit bed komen

     get out of a habit • een gewoonte ontwennen

     get out of it! • kom nou!, verkoop geen onzin!

     get out of (someone's) sight • (uit iemands ogen) verdwijnen

     get out of the way • uit de weg gaan, plaats maken

     get round the table • rond de tafel gaan zitten, besprekingen voeren

     get to • bereiken, kunnen beginnen aan, toekomen aan

     where has he got to? • waar is hij naar toe?

     get to bed • naar bed gaan

     get to the point • ter zake komen

     get to the top (of the ladder/tree) • de top bereiken

     get to work on time • op tijd op zijn werk komen

     get to someone • iemand aangrijpen; iemand vervelen, iemand ergeren

     〈 slang〉 get with it • erbij zijn, alert/aandachtig zijn

2   〈 informeel〉 get cracking • aan de slag gaan

     get going/moving! • vooruit!, begin (nu eindelijk)!

     get going • op dreef komen 〈 van persoon〉; op gang komen 〈 van feestje, project, machine e.d.〉

     get to know someone • iemand leren kennen

     get to like something • ergens de smaak van te pakken krijgen

     get talking • een gesprek aanknopen

     he got to wondering … • hij begon zich af te vragen …

¶ 〈 informeel〉 get stuffed! • stik!, val dood!

     〈 informeel〉 get weaving • haast maken; aan de slag gaan

→ get about get about/, get across get across/, get along get along/, get around get around/, get away get away/, get back get back/, get by get by/, get down get down/, get in get in/, get off get off/, get on get on/, get out get out/, get over get over/, get round get round/, get through get through/, get up get up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (ver)krijgen ⇒ verwerven

2 (zich) aanschaffen ⇒ kopen

3 bezorgen ⇒ verschaffen, voorzien

4 doen geraken ⇒ doen komen/gaan/bereiken; brengen; krijgen; doen

5 maken ⇒ doen worden, bereiden, klaarmaken

6 nemen ⇒ (op/ont)vangen, grijpen; (binnen)halen

7 overhalen ⇒ ertoe/zover krijgen

8 〈 informeel〉 hebben ⇒ krijgen

9 〈 informeel〉 raken ⇒ treffen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

10 〈 informeel〉 aantrekken ⇒ boeien; pakken, bekoren

11 〈 informeel〉 vervelen ⇒ ergeren

12 〈 informeel〉 snappen ⇒ begrijpen; verstaan

♦voorbeelden:

1   get access to • toegang krijgen tot

     get a blow on the head • een klap op zijn kop krijgen

     get fame • beroemd worden

     get the feel of • de slag te pakken krijgen van

     get a glimpse of • vluchtig te zien krijgen

     get a grip on • de slag te pakken krijgen van

     get one's hands on • te pakken krijgen

     get leave • verlof krijgen

     get a letter • een brief ontvangen

     get a look at • te zien krijgen

     get measles • de mazelen krijgen

     get one year in prison • tot één jaar gevangenisstraf veroordeeld worden

     get possession of • in zijn bezit krijgen

     get what's coming to one • krijgen wat men verdient

     get little by something • ergens weinig baat bij vinden

     〈 slang〉 she'll get hers • ze gaat er aan

     get it (hot) • zijn verdiende loon krijgen

     the soldier got it in the leg • de soldaat werd aan zijn been gewond

     we get nine as the average • onze gemiddelde uitkomst is negen

     get from/out of • krijgen van

     get something out of someone • iets van iemand loskrijgen

     get something out of something • ergens iets aan hebben

     get the best/most/utmost out of • het beste maken van

2   get a hat • zich een hoed aanschaffen

3   get someone some food/a place • iemand te eten/onderdak geven

     get something for someone • iemand iets bezorgen, iets voor iemand halen

4   get something going • iets op gang krijgen, iets op dreef helpen

     get someone talking • iemand aan de praat krijgen

     get something home • iets doen doordringen

     〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 it gets you nowhere • je bereikt er niets mee

     get together • bijeenbrengen, inzamelen

     get it together • het klaarspelen, het goed doen

     get something into one's head • zich iets in het hoofd halen

     get something into someone's head • iets aan iemand duidelijk maken

     get something into a room • iets in een kamer binnenkrijgen

     get oneself into trouble • in moeilijkheden geraken

     get someone into trouble • iemand in moeilijkheden brengen

     get someone out of something • iemand aan iets helpen ontsnappen

     get something out of one's head/mind • iets uit zijn hoofd zetten

     get something out of a room • iets een kamer uitkrijgen

     get the two sides round the table • de twee partijen met elkaar confronteren

     get something through the door • iets door de deur krijgen

     get something under control • iets onder controle krijgen

5   get dinner (ready) • het avondmaal bereiden

     let me get this clear/straight • laat me dit even duidelijk stellen

     get ready • klaarmaken

     get the sum right • de juiste uitkomst krijgen

     I'll just get the dishes done and then … • ik doe nog even de afwas en dan …

     get one's hair cut • zijn haar laten knippen

     get something done • iets gedaan krijgen

6   get Peking on the radio • radio Peking ontvangen

     get the six o'clock train • de trein van zes uur nemen

     get something to eat • een hapje eten

     go and get your breakfast! • ga maar ontbijten!

     I'll get it • ik neem wel op 〈 telefoon〉

7   get someone to do something • iemand ertoe krijgen iets te doen, iemand iets laten doen

     get someone to talk • iemand aan de praat krijgen

     get someone to understand something • iemand iets aan het verstand brengen

8   in Arabic you get a lot of guttural sounds • in het Arabisch heb je veel keelklanken

     as soon as I get time • zodra ik tijd heb

9   they got the speaker with a tomato • ze raakten de spreker met een tomaat

     get someone (where it hurts) • iemand op de gevoelige plek raken

     what has got him? • wat bezielt hem?

10 her behaviour gets me • haar gedrag intrigeert me

11 it really gets me when • ik erger me dood wanneer

12 he's finally got the message • hij heeft het eindelijk door

     get it? • gesnapt?

     I don't get it • ik snap er niets van

     I don't get you • ik begrijp je niet

     you've got it! • je hebt het geraden!

¶ get something/someone wrong • iets/iemand verkeerd begrijpen/misverstaan

→ get across get across/, get around get around/, get away get away/, get back get back/, get down get down/, get in get in/, get off get off/, get on get on/, get out get out/, get over get over/, get round get round/, get through get through/, get up get up/

III 〈 koppelwerkwoord〉

1 (ge)raken ⇒ worden

♦voorbeelden:

1   get better • beter worden

     get excited • zich opwinden

     get used to • wennen aan

     get even with someone • het iemand betaald zetten

IV 〈 hulpwerkwoord〉

1 worden

♦voorbeelden:

1   get killed (in an accident) • omkomen (bij een ongeluk)

     get married • trouwen

     get wounded • gewond raken

     get punished • gestraft worden

→ have got have got/

English-Dutch dictionary > get
13 clair

clair, e¹ [klεʀ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = lumineux) bright

• par temps clair on a clear day

   b. ( = pâle) [teint, couleur] light ; [tissu, robe] light-coloured (Brit) or light-colored (US)

• bleu clair light blue

   c. ( = limpide) [eau, son] clear

• d'une voix claire in a clear voice

   d. ( = peu consistant) [sauce, soupe] thin

   e. [exposé, pensée, position] clear

• cette affaire n'est pas claire there's something suspicious about all this

• je serai clair avec vous I'll be frank with you

• c'est clair et net it's perfectly clear

• je n'y vais pas, c'est clair et net ! I'm not going, that's for sure!

   f. ( = évident) clear

• il est clair qu'il se trompe it is clear that he's mistaken

• c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche it's crystal-clear

• il passe le plus clair de son temps à rêver he spends most of his time daydreaming

2. adverb

• il fait clair it's light

• voir clair to see well

• maintenant j'y vois plus clair now I've got a better idea

• je vois clair dans son jeu I can see what he's up to (inf)

• parlons clair let's be frank

3. masculine noun

► au clair

• il faut tirer cette affaire au clair we must get to the bottom of this

• être au clair sur qch to be clear about sth

• mettre ses idées au clair to organize one's thoughts

• mettre les choses au clair to make things clear

• mettre les choses au clair avec qn to get things straight with sb► en clair ( = c'est-à-dire) to put it plainly ; ( = non codé) [message] in clear ; [émission] unscrambled

4. compounds

► clair de lune moonlight

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1.

claire klɛʀ adjectif

1) ( pâle) [couleur] light; [teint] ( rosé) fair; ( frais) fresh

avoir les yeux clairs — ( bleus) to have pale blue-grey GB ou blue-gray US eyes

2) ( lumineux) [logement, pièce] light

3) Météorologie [nuit, temps] clear

par temps clair — ( de jour) on a clear day

4) ( limpide) clear

à l'eau claire — [rincer] in clear water

5) ( intelligible) [texte, idées] clear

suis-je clair? — do I make myself clear?

6) ( sans équivoque) [message, décision] clear

il faut que les choses soient (bien) claires — let's get things straight

c'est clair net et précis — it's absolutely clear

passer le plus clair de son temps — to spend most of one's time ( à faire doing; dans in)

7) ( pas touffu) [forêt, blé] sparse

2.

adverbe

il faisait clair — it was already light

il fait clair très tôt — it gets light very early

il fait clair très tard — it stays light very late

voir clair — lit to see well

j'aimerais y voir clair dans cette histoire — fig I'd like to get to the bottom of this story

parler clair — fig to speak clearly

3.

nom masculin

1) ( clarté) light

en clair — Télévision unscrambled; Armée, Informatique in clear; ( pour parler clairement) to put it clearly

mettre ses idées au clair — fig to get one's ideas straight

tirer une affaire au clair — to get to the bottom of things

2) ( couleur) light colours [BrE] (pl)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- clair de lune

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c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche — it's crystal clear

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klɛʀ clair, -e
1. adj

1) (opposé à foncé) light

vert clair — light green

bleu clair — light blue

2) (opposé à sombre) (chambre) light, bright

C'est une pièce très claire. — It's a very light room.

3) (eau, son) clear

4) (explication, raisons) clear, (personne qui informe ou explique) clear

Soyez plus clair. — Can you be a bit clearer?

pour être clair — to make it clear

avoir les idées claires — to be clear in one's mind

2. adv

voir clair — to see clearly

y voir clair (= comprendre) — to see

3. nm

mettre au clair [notes] — to tidy up

tirer qch au clair — to clear sth up, to clarify sth

le plus clair de... — the greater part of...

le plus clair de son temps — the greater part of his time

le plus clair de son argent — the greater part of his money

en clair (= non codé) — in clear

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clair, claire

A adj

1 ( pâle) [couleur, teinte] light; [teint] ( rosé) fair; ( frais) fresh; du tissu gris très clair very light grey GB ou gray US material; avoir les yeux clairs ( bleus) to have pale blue ou grey GB ou gray US eyes;

2 ( lumineux) [logement, pièce] light; la maison est très claire the house is very light;

3 Météo ( pas couvert) [journée, nuit, ciel, temps] clear; par temps clair ( de jour) on a clear day; ( de nuit) on a clear night;

4 ( limpide) [son, voix, tonalité] clear; [eau] clear; à l'eau claire [rincer] in clear water;

5 ( intelligible) [texte, personne, idées, langue] clear; en termes plus clairs in clearer terms; je n'ai pas les idées claires aujourd'hui I'm not thinking very clearly today;

6 ( sans équivoque) [message, décision, situation] clear; suis-je clair? do I make myself clear?; il faut que les choses soient (bien) claires let's get things straight; pour moi, c'est clair, il est jaloux it's clear to me that he's jealous; il a été très clair sur ce point he was very clear on this point; c'est clair et net, c'est clair net et précis it's absolutely clear; il n'est pas clair dans cette histoire○ his role in this affair is not clear; il est/semble clair que it is/seems clear that; pour moi il est clair qu'il ment/que ça ne sert à rien it's clear to me that he's lying/that it's useless; passer le plus clair de son temps or de sa vie to spend most of one's time (à faire doing; dans in); dépenser le plus clair de son argent en bêtises to spend most of one 's money on rubbish;

7 ( peu épais) [soupe] clear; ( trop) thin;

8 ( usé) [vêtement, tissu] worn through, thin;

9 ( pas touffu) [forêt, blé] sparse.

B adv il faisait clair it was already light; il fait clair très tôt it gets light very early; il fait clair très tard it stays light very late; voir clair lit to see well; avec mes lunettes je or j'y vois clair lit with my glasses I can see well ou properly; il ne or n'y voit pas clair lit his eyesight is not very good; j'aimerais y voir clair dans cette histoire fig I'd like to get to the bottom of this story; parler clair fig to speak clearly.

C nm

1 ( clarté) light; en clair TV unscrambled; Mil, Ordinat in clear; ( pour parler clairement) to put it clearly; en clair cela veut dire qu'il refuse to put it clearly it means that he refuses; mettre ses idées au clair fig to get one's ideas straight; tirer une histoire or une affaire au clair to get to the bottom of things;

2 ( couleur) light colours^GB (pl);

3 Art les ombres et les clairs d'un tableau the light and shadow of a painting.

D claire nf ( bassin) oyster bed; fine de claire Culin claire oyster.

Composé

clair de lune moonlight; se promener au clair de lune to go for a walk in the moonlight.

Idiome

c'est clair comme le jour or de l'eau de roche it's clear as daylight, it's crystal clear.

( féminin claire) [klɛr] adjectif

1. [lumineux - pièce, appartement] light, bright

[ciel] clear

la pièce est très claire le matin the room gets a lot of light in the morning

une nuit claire a clear night

une claire journée de juin a fine ou bright day in June

par temps clair in clear weather

il a le regard clair he's got bright eyes

2. [limpide - eau, son] clear

d'une voix claire in a clear voice

teint clair

a. [frais] clear complexion

b. [pâle] fair ou light complexion

3. [peu épais - sauce] thin

une soupe claire a clear soup

[rare] sparse

4. [couleur] light

porter des vêtements clairs to wear light ou light-coloured clothes

vert/rose clair light green/pink

5. [précis - compte-rendu] clear

il a été on ne peut plus clair he was perfectly clear

pourriez-vous être plus clair? could you make yourself more clear?, could you elucidate?

se faire une idée claire de to form a clear ou precise picture of

cette affaire n'est pas très claire there's something fishy about all this

je n'ai plus les idées très claires I can't think clearly any more

6. [évident] clear, obvious

c'est clair et net it's perfectly clear

il n'a rien compris, c'est clair et net he clearly hasn't understood a thing

c'est clair comme le jour ou comme de l'eau de roche ou comme deux et deux font quatre it's crystal clear

7. BIOLOGIE [œuf] unfertilized

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nom masculin

1. [couleur] light colour

les clairs et les ombres ART light and shade

2. ASTRONOMIE

clair de lune moonlight

au clair de lune in the moonlight

3. (locution)

le plus clair de the best part of

passer le plus clair de son temps à faire quelque chose to spend most ou the best part of one's time doing something

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adverbe

il fait déjà clair dehors it's already light outside

parlons clair let's not mince words!

voir clair: on n'y voit plus très clair à cette heure-ci the light's not very good at this time of the day

y voir clair [dans une situation] to see things clearly

j'aimerais y voir clair I'd like to understand

y voir clair dans le jeu de quelqu'un to see right through somebody, to see through somebody's little game

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au clair locution adverbiale

mettre ou tirer quelque chose au clair to clear something up, to clarify something

il faut tirer cette affaire au clair this matter must be cleared up, we must get to the bottom of this

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en clair locution adverbiale

1. [sans code]

envoyer un message en clair to send an unscrambled message

diffuser en clair TÉLÉVISION to broadcast unscrambled programmes

‘en clair jusqu'à 20h’ ‘can be watched by non-subscribers until 8 o'clock’

2. [en d'autres termes] to put it plainly

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claire nom féminin

1. [bassin] oyster bed

2. [huître] fattened oyster

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > clair
14 chose

chose [∫oz]

1. feminine noun

   a. thing

• je viens de penser à une chose I've just thought of something

• il a un tas de choses à faire he has a lot of things to do

• chose étrange or curieuse, il a accepté strangely or curiously enough, he accepted

• j'ai plusieurs choses à vous dire I've got several things to tell you

• vous lui direz bien des choses de ma part give him my regards

• c'est chose faite it's done

• voilà une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way

• c'est bien peu de chose it's nothing really

• avant toute chose above all else

• de deux choses l'une: soit..., soit... there are two possibilities: either..., or...(PROV) chose promise, chose due promises are made to be kept

   b. ( = événements, activités) les choses things

• les choses se sont passées ainsi it happened like this

• dans l'état actuel des choses as things stand (at present)

• ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

• regarder les choses en face to face up to things

• prendre les choses à cœur to take things to heart

• mettons les choses au point let's get things straight

• en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/worst

• parler de chose(s) et d'autre(s) to talk about this and that

   c. ( = ce dont il s'agit) il va vous expliquer la chose he'll tell you what it's all about

• il a très bien pris la chose he took it very well

• c'est la chose à ne pas faire that's the very thing not to do

• ils font bien les choses they really do things properly

• elle ne fait pas les choses à moitié she doesn't do things by halves

2. invariable adjective

• être/se sentir tout chose (inf) (bizarre) to feel a bit peculiar ; (malade) to be under the weather

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ʃoz
1.

(colloq) adjectif

se sentir tout chose — to feel out of sorts

2.

nom féminin

1) ( objet) thing

quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? — what else could I buy them?

‘une bière’ - ‘la même chose (pour moi)’ — ‘a beer’ - ‘the same for me’

la même chose s'il vous plaît — ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; quelque 3.

2) ( entité) thing

et, chose incroyable, il a dit oui — and the incredible thing is that he said yes

de deux choses l'une — it's got to be one thing or the other

c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui — it's always the same here/with him

même chose pour ta sœur — the same goes for your sister

une chose communément admise — a widely accepted fact

je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose — I've thought of something

c'est autre chose — that's different

et si on parlait d'autre chose — let's talk about something else

voilà autre chose! — (colloq) that's something else!

3) (affaire, activité, message) thing

j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire — I've got something/two or three things to tell you

(vous direz) bien des choses à Madame Lemoine — give my regards to Mrs Lemoine

c'est pas des choses (colloq) à dire — that's the last thing to say

parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about one thing and another ou this and that

en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire — at best/at (the) worst

mettre les choses au point — to clear things up

on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps — we' ll cross that bridge when we come to it

avant toute chose — ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else

‘avez-vous déménagé?’ - ‘c'est chose faite’ — ‘have you moved?’ - ‘it's all done’

voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite — that's one thing out of the way

4) (ce don’t il s'agit) matter

la chose en question — the matter in hand

la chose don’t je vous parle — what I'm talking about

il a pris la chose avec humour — he saw the funny side of it

il a bien/mal pris la chose — he took it well/badly

5) ( personne)

ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose — he/she is a poor little thing

6) (colloq) ( activités sexuelles)

être un peu porté sur la chose — to like it (colloq), to be keen on sex

7) (colloq) ( nom de substitution)

Chose m'a dit qu'il… — what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…

3.

choses nom féminin pluriel

1) ( réalité)

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont — things being what they are

2) ( domaine)

les choses de l'esprit/de la chair — things of the mind/of the flesh

les choses de la religion — religious matters

les choses de la vie (quotidienne) — the little things in life

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chose imprimée

- chose publique

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ʃoz
1. nf

1) (= objet, activité) thing

C'est une chose bizarre, dont on ne voit pas l'utilité. — It's a strange thing that we can't see the point of.

J'ai fait des choses intéressantes pendant les vacances. — I did some interesting things during the holidays.

Il m'a dit une chose incroyable. — He told me something incredible.

parler de chose et d'autre; parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that

ne pas être chose facile — to be no easy thing

ne pas être une mauvaise chose — to be no bad thing, not to be a bad thing

la chose publique — public affairs

c'est maintenant chose faite; Elle n'avait pas encore gagné le titre suprême, c'est maintenant chose faite. — She'd yet to win the supreme title, and now she's done it.

2) (autres locutions)

dire bien des choses à qn; dites-lui bien des choses de ma part — give her all my best

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing much

porté sur la chose — keen on sex

2. choses nfpl

les belles choses — beautiful things

les bonnes choses (= les mets savoureux) — good food

de grandes choses — great things

les choses de la vie — the facts of life

apprendre les choses de la vie — to learn the facts of life

3. nm

* (= machin, machine) thingamajig

4. adj inv

être tout chose (= bizarre) — to be a bit odd, (= malade) to be out of sorts

se sentir tout chose (= bizarre) — to feel a bit odd, (= malade) to feel out of sorts

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chose

A ○adj se sentir/avoir l'air tout chose to feel/look out of sorts.

B nf

1 ( objet) thing; il aime les bonnes choses he likes good things; ils ont acheté beaucoup de choses pour dîner they've bought a lot of things for dinner; quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? what else could I buy them?; ‘une bière’-‘la même chose (pour moi)’ ‘a beer’-‘the same for me’; la même chose s'il vous plaît ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; ⇒ quelque C;

2 ( entité) thing; c'est une bonne/mauvaise chose (en soi) it's a good/bad thing (in itself); il y a de bonnes choses dans ce livre there are some good things in this book; une seule et unique chose one thing only; il ne s'intéresse qu'à une seule et unique chose he's only interested in one thing; et, chose incroyable/aberrante, il a dit oui and the incredible/absurd thing is that he said yes; de deux choses l'une it's got to be one thing or the other; il se passe la même chose ici the same thing is happening here; c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui it's always the same here/with him; tu seras privé de dessert et même chose pour ta sœur you won't get your dessert and the same goes for your sister; une chose communément admise a widely accepted fact; je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose I've thought of something; c'est autre chose that's different; autre chose, avez-vous pensé à faire…? another thing, have you thought about doing…?; et si on parlait d'autre chose let's talk about something else; ce n'est pas autre chose que de la jalousie it's nothing but jealousy; c'est ça, ce n'est pas autre chose it's that and nothing else; voilà autre chose○! that's something else!; c'est une chose de rentrer tard, c'en est une autre de disparaître pour trois jours it's one thing to come home late, quite another (thing) to disappear for three days; ⇒ dû;

3 (affaire, activité, message) thing; j'ai une ou deux choses à faire en ville I've got one or two things to do in town; j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire I've got something/two or three things to tell you; (vous direz) bien des choses à votre famille/Madame Lemoine give my best regards to your family/Mrs Lemoine; c'était la seule chose à ne pas dire/faire that was the last thing to say/do; c'est pas des choses○ à dire/faire that's the last thing to say/do; parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another ou this and that; la pire chose qui puisse m'arriver the worst thing that could happen to me; en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/at (the) worst; mettre les choses au point to clear things up; ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's (just) one of those things, these things happen; on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; avant toute chose ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else; la chose à craindre the worrying thing; ce n'est pas chose facile or aisée de faire it's no easy thing to do; c'est chose courante que de faire it's common to do; faire bien les choses to do things properly; ‘avez-vous déménagé?’-‘c'est chose faite’ ‘have you moved?’-‘it's all done’; il leur manquait la bombe atomique, c'est désormais chose faite they needed the atomic bomb, now they've got it; il a l'intention de vous écrire si ce n'est pas déjà chose faite he intends to write to you if he hasn't already done so; voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way;

4 ( ce dont il s'agit) matter; la chose en question the matter in hand; la chose est d'importance the matter is of some importance; je vais vous expliquer la chose I'll tell you what it is (all) about; la chose dont je vous parle what I'm talking about; il a pris la chose avec humour he saw the funny side of it; il a bien/mal pris la chose he took it well/badly; comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?;

5 ( personne) ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose he/she is a poor little thing;

6 ○( activités sexuelles) être un peu porté sur la chose to like it○, to be keen on sex;

7 ○( nom de substitution) Chose m'a dit qu'il… what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…; un costume de chez Chose a suit from thingummy's.

C choses nfpl

1 ( réalité) la nature des choses the nature of things; les choses étant ce qu'elles sont things being what they are; toutes choses (étant) égales par ailleurs other ou all things being equal; regarder les choses de plus près to take a closer look at things;

2 ( domaine) les choses d'ici bas or de ce monde the things of this world; les choses de l'esprit/de la chair things of the mind/of the flesh; les choses de la religion religious matters; les choses de la vie (quotidienne) the little things in life.

Composés

chose imprimée printed word; chose jugée Jur res judicata; autorité de la chose jugée binding force of the res judicata; chose léguée Jur bequest; chose publique liter res publica, state; chose en soi Philos thing-in-itself.

Idiomes

en toutes choses il faut considérer la fin in all matters one must consider the outcome; il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent Prov take things as they come.

[ʃoz] nom féminin

A.[SENS CONCRET]

1. [bien matériel, nourriture, vêtement] thing

il n'avait acheté que des bonnes choses he had only bought good things to eat

j'ai encore des choses à lui chez moi I still have a few of his things ou some of his belongings at home

2. [objet ou produit indéterminé] thing

B.[PERSONNE] creature, thing

elle me prend pour sa chose she thinks she can do what she wants with me

C.[SENS ABSTRAIT]

1. [acte, fait]

une chose a thing, something

j'ai encore beaucoup de choses à faire I've still got lots (of things) to do

ah, encore une chose, je ne viendrai pas demain oh, one more thing, I won't be coming tomorrow

une chose est sûre, il perdra one thing's (for) sure, he'll lose

en avril, ce sera chose faite ou la chose sera faite it will be done by April

ce n'est pas la même chose [cela change tout] it's a different matter

je suis retourné à mon village, mais ce n'est plus la même chose I went back to my village, but it's just not the same any more

la fidélité est une chose, l'amour en est une autre faithfulness is one thing, love is quite another

ce n'est pas la chose à dire/faire! what a thing to say/do!

ce ne sont pas des choses à faire en société that's just not done in polite circles

chose extraordinaire/curieuse, il était à l'heure! amazingly/strangely enough, he was on time!

ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's just one of those things

faire bien les choses [savoir recevoir] to do things in style

il ne fait pas les choses à demi ou moitié he doesn't do things by halves

chose promise chose due a promise is a promise

2. [parole] thing

il dit une chose et il en fait une autre he says one thing and does something else

je vais te dire une (bonne) chose, ça ne marchera jamais let me tell you something, it'll never work

qu'a-t-il dit? — peu de choses en vérité what did he say? — very little ou nothing much, actually

bavarder ou parler de choses et d'autres to chat about this and that

dites-lui bien des choses give him my best regards

3. [écrit] thing

comment peut-on écrire des choses pareilles! how can anyone write such things!

4. [ce dont il est question]

la chose: comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?

la chose est entendue we're agreed on this

laisse-moi t'expliquer la chose let me explain what it's all about

être porté sur la chose (euphémisme) to have a one-track mind

5. (soutenu) [affaires]

la chose publique POLITIQUE the state

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[ʃoz] nom masculin

(familier)

1. [pour désigner un objet] thing, thingie

2. [pour désigner une personne]

Chose

a. [homme] What's-his-name, Thingie

b. [femme] What's-her-name, Thingie

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[ʃoz] adjectif

(familier)

funny, peculiar

ton fils a l'air tout chose aujourd'hui your son looks a bit peculiar today

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choses nom féminin pluriel

[situation] things

les choses de la vie the things that go to make up life

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont as things stand, things being as they are

au point où en sont les choses as things now stand

prendre les choses comme elles viennent to take life as it comes

de deux choses l'une locution adverbiale

de deux choses l'une, ou tu m'obéis ou tu vas te coucher! either you do as I tell you or you go to bed, it's up to you!

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15 agir

agir [aʒiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. intransitive verb

a. to act ; ( = se comporter) to behave

• il a agi en toute liberté he acted quite freely

• il a bien/mal agi envers sa mère he behaved well/badly towards his mother

b. ( = exercer une influence) agir sur qn to bring pressure to bear on sb

• agir auprès de qn to use one's influence with sb

2. reflexive verb

► s'agir

► il s'agit de ( = il est question de) it is a matter of... ; ( = il est nécessaire de faire)

il s'agit de faire vite we must act quickly

• de quoi s'agit-il ? what's it about?

• s'agissant de... as regards...

• quand il s'agit de critiquer, il est toujours là he's always ready to criticize

• voilà ce dont il s'agit that's what it's about

• il ne s'agit pas d'argent it's not a question of money

• il ne s'agit pas de ça ! that's not it!

• il s'agit bien de ça ! (ironic) that's hardly the problem!

• avec la sécurité, il ne s'agit pas de plaisanter safety is no joking matter

• il s'agirait de s'entendre let's get things straight

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aʒiʀ
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( accomplir une action) to act

il a agi sous le coup de la colère — he acted in anger

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu — he's all talk and no action

agir avec prudence — to proceed with caution

2) ( se comporter) to behave, to act

bien/mal agir — to behave well/badly (envers, avec toward(s))

agir en lâche — to act like a coward

3) ( avoir un effet) [substance, médicament] to take effect, to work

agir sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to have an effect on something/somebody

agir sur le marché — Finance to influence the market

4) ( intervenir)

agir auprès de quelqu'un — to approach somebody

2.

s'agir de verbe pronominal impersonnel

1)

de quoi s'agit-il? — ( question) what is it about?; ( problème) what's the matter?

mais il ne s'agit pas de ça! — but that's not the point!

il s'agit de ta santé! — it's your health that's at stake (here)!

il s'agit de votre mari — it's about your husband, it's to do with your husband

on connaît maintenant les gagnants: il s'agit de messieurs X et Y — we now know who the winners are: they're Mr X and Mr Y

d'après les experts il s'agirait d'un attentat — according to the experts, it would appear to be an act of terrorism

quand il s'agit d'argent/de faire le ménage — when it comes to money/to doing the housework

s'agissant de quelque chose/quelqu'un — as regards something/somebody

il s'agit bien de partir en vacances maintenant que je suis au chômage! — iron now that I'm unemployed it's hardly the (right) time to talk about going on vacation!

2) ( il est nécessaire de)

il s'agit de faire vite — we/you etc must act quickly

il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! — make up your mind!

il s'agit pour le gouvernement de relancer l'économie — what the government must do now is boost the economy

il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord — we'd better get it straight

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aʒiʀ vi
1) (= se comporter) to behave, to act

bien agir — to behave well

agir courageusement — to act courageously

2) (= faire quelque chose) to act, to take action

Il faut agir rapidement. — We must act fast.

3) (= avoir de l'effet) [médicament] to act

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agir verb table: finir

A vi

1 ( accomplir une action) to act; décider/refuser d'agir to decide/to refuse to act ou to take action; il a agi sous le coup de la colère he acted in anger; assez parlé, maintenant il faut agir! that's enough talk, now we've got to act ou let's have some action!; agir comme intermédiaire to act as an intermediary; il est urgent d'agir urgent action must be taken; il parle beaucoup mais agit peu he's all talk and no action; agir avec prudence to proceed with caution;

2 ( se comporter) to behave, to act; bien/mal agir to behave well/badly (envers, avec towards^GB); agir comme un enfant/idiot to behave childishly/stupidly, to act like a child/fool; je n'aime pas sa manière or façon d'agir I don't like the way he/she behaves; agir en honnête homme to behave honourably^GB; agir en lâche/gentleman to act like a coward/gentleman; agir comme on l'entend to do what one likes;

3 ( avoir un effet) [substance, médicament] to take effect, to work; le somnifère agit immédiatement the sleeping pill takes effect ou works ou acts immediately; le médicament n'a pas agi the medicine hasn't worked; agir sur qch/qn to have an effect on sth/sb; agir comme un signal d'alarme to serve as an alarm signal; agir sur le marché Fin to influence the market;

4 ( intervenir) agir auprès de to approach; agir auprès d'un ministre pour obtenir une faveur to approach a minister in order to obtain a favour^GB;

5 Jur agir contre qn to take legal action against sb; agir au civil to sue; agir au criminel to prosecute.

B s'agir de vpr impers

1 ( il est question de) de quoi s'agit-il? what is it about? ; ( il y a un problème) what's the matter?; mais il ne s'agit pas de ça! but that's not the point!; mais il s'agit de ton bonheur/ta santé! but we're talking about your happiness/your health here!, but it's your happiness/your health that's at stake (here)!; dans ce livre, il s'agit d'une famille d'agriculteurs this book is about a family of farmers; il s'agit de votre mari it's about your husband, it's to do with your husband; on connaît maintenant les gagnants: il s'agit de messieurs X et Y we now know who the winners are: they're Mr X and Mr Y; d'après les experts il s'agirait d'un attentat according to the experts, it would appear to be an act of terrorism; quand il s'agit de faire le ménage, il n'est jamais là! when there's cleaning to be done, he's never there ou around!; quand il s'agit d'argent il est toujours là! where money' s concerned ou when it comes to money, he's always right in there!; s'agissant de qch/qn as regards sth/sb; il s'agit bien de partir en vacances maintenant que je suis au chômage! iron now that I'm unemployed it's hardly the (right) time to talk about going on vacation!;

2 ( il est nécessaire de) il s'agit de faire vite we/you etc must act quickly; il s'agit de se remettre au travail we/you etc must get back to work; il s'agit de vous ressaisir! you must pull yourself together!; il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! make up your mind!; il ne s'agit pas de changer d'avis à la dernière minute! there's no question of a last-minute change of mind!; il s'agit pour le gouvernement de redonner confiance aux électeurs/relancer l'économie what the government must do now is regain the confidence of the electorate/boost the economy; il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord: vous venez mardi ou jeudi? we'd better get it straight: are you coming on Tuesday or Thursday?; il ne s'agit pas de rater notre coup, il s'agit de ne pas rater notre coup we must get it right the first time.

C ○ s'agir que vpr impers il s'agit qu'il obéisse! he must do as he's told!; il ne s'agit pas qu'elle soit en retard! she mustn't be late!

[aʒir] verbe intransitif

A.[AVOIR UNE ACTIVITÉ]

1. [intervenir] to act, to take action

en cas d'incendie, il faut agir vite in the event of a fire, it is important to act quickly

sur les ordres de qui avez-vous agi? on whose orders did you act?

faire agir: est-ce la jalousie qui l'a fait agir? was it jealousy that made her do it?

agir auprès de quelqu'un [essayer de l'influencer] to try to influence somebody

2. [passer à l'action] to do something

assez parlé, maintenant il faut agir! enough talk, let's have some action!

3. [se comporter] to act, to behave

bien/mal agir envers quelqu'un to behave well/badly towards somebody

tu n'as pas agi loyalement you didn't play fair

il a agi en bon citoyen he did what any honest citizen would have done

agir selon sa conscience to act according to one's conscience, to let one's conscience be one's guide

B.[AVOIR UN EFFET]

1. [fonctionner - poison, remède] to act, to take effect, to work ; [ - élément nutritif] to act, to have an effect ; [ - détergent] to work

laisser agir la justice to let justice take its course

pour faire agir le médicament plus efficacement to increase the efficiency of the drug

2. [avoir une influence]

agir sur to work ou to have an effect on

C.[DANS LE DOMAINE JURIDIQUE] to act in a court of law

agir contre quelqu'un

a. [en droit pénal] to prosecute somebody

b. [en droit civil] to sue somebody

agir au nom de ou pour quelqu'un to act on behalf of ou for somebody

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s'agir de verbe impersonnel

1. [être question de]

il s'agit de: je voudrais te parler — de quoi s'agit-il? I'd like to talk to you — what about?

de qui s'agit-il? who is it?

je voudrais vous parler d'une affaire importante, voici ce dont il s'agit I'd like to talk to you about an important matter, namely this

le criminel dont il s'agit the criminal in question

mais enfin, il s'agit de sa santé! but her health is at stake (here)!

je peux te prêter de l'argent — il ne s'agit pas de ça ou ce n'est pas de ça qu'il s'agit I can lend you some money — that's not the point ou the question

s'il ne s'agissait que d'argent, la solution serait simple! if it were only a question of money, the answer would be simple!

une augmentation? il s'agit bien de cela à l'heure où l'on parle de licenciements (ironique) a rise? that's very likely now there's talk of redundancies (ironique)

quand il s'agit d'aller à la chasse, il trouve toujours le temps! when it comes to going hunting, he can always find time!

quand il s'agit de râler, tu es toujours là! you can always be relied upon to moan!

une voiture a explosé, il s'agirait d'un accident a car has exploded, apparently by accident

il s'agirait d'une grande première scientifique it is said to be an important first for science

2. [falloir]

il s'agit de: maintenant, il s'agit de lui parler now we must talk to her

il s'agissait pour moi d'être convaincant I had to be convincing

il s'agit de savoir si... the question is whether...

il s'agirait d'obéir! [menace] you'd better do as you're told!

dis donc, il ne s'agit pas de se perdre! come on, we mustn't get lost now!

il s'agit bien de pleurer maintenant que tu l'as cassé! you may well cry, now that you've broken it!

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s'agissant de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en ce qui concerne] as regards, with regard to

2. [puisque cela concerne]

un service d'ordre ne s'imposait pas, s'agissant d'une manifestation pacifique there was no need for a police presence, given that this was a peaceful demonstration

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16 разобраться

1) General subject: get things straight (So let me get things straight, if I go on Thursday I can't come back till Saturday?), puzzle out, sort through, study out (в чем-л.), take in, understand, grasp, unpack, clear up a mess (в проблемах), figure out (Can you help me figure that out? - Помогите мне в этом разобраться.), (с чем-л.) look into sth. (I'll look into that. - Я с этим разберусь.), find way around (find one's way around smth), sort out (sort things out) (http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=9934&ntid=3), get to the bottom (of smth - в чем-то), investigate (С этим стоит разобраться. - It's certainly worth investigating.), (с чем-л.) get sth. straightened out, deal with, handle, grapple with, make sense, get a handle on

2) Colloquial: get outside of (в вопросе и т. п.), (в ком-либо) get (someone's) number, (с чем-л.) get sth. taken care of (Please email us an invoice and we will get it taken care of. - мы с ним разберёмся), get a sense, wrap head around

3) Mathematics: clear up

4) Psychology: make out (с трудом)

5) Jargon: unscramble (в чем-то, с чем-то)

6) Phraseological unit: be on to

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > разобраться
17 spiegare

( stendere) spread

( chiarire) explain

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spiegare v.tr.

1 ( svolgere) to unfold, to spread* out; to lay* out: spiegò la coperta per mostrarmi il disegno, he spread out the blanket to show me its pattern; spiegare le ali, to spread one's wings; spiegare le vele, to unfurl the sails // spiegare la voce, to sing full-throated

2 (mil.) to deploy: spiegare le truppe, to deploy the troops

3 ( far comprendere) to explain, to expound; ( interpretare) to interpret: spiegami come lo fai, explain to (o tell) me how you do it; spiegami perché l'hai fatto, explain to me why you did it; spiegare un problema, il significato di qlco., to explain (o to expound) a problem, the meaning of sthg.; cercai di spiegarle le mie ragioni, I tried to explain my reasons to her; oggi spiegherò la forma passiva, today I will explain the passive voice; spiegò Dante, he did a lesson on Dante // non so spiegarmi questo silenzio, I don't understand why it is so quiet // spiegare una sciarada, to explain a charade.

◘ spiegarsi v.rifl. to explain oneself, to make* oneself understood: si spiega bene in inglese, he can make himself understood in English; non sapevo spiegarmi, I did not know how to explain myself // mi spiego?, do you see what I mean? (o have I made myself clear?) // non so se mi spiego!, I do not know if you see what I mean!

◆ v.intr.pron. ( svolgersi) to unfold, to spread* out; ( aprirsi) to open out: le bandiere si spiegavano al vento, the flags were waving in the wind; una vista meravigliosa si spiegò davanti ai suoi occhi, a wonderful view unfolded before his eyes

◆ v.rifl.rec. ( venire a un chiarimento) to clear up: hanno litigato, ma poi si sono spiegati, they had an argument, but later they cleared it up; spieghiamoci!, let's get it straight!

* * *
[spje'ɡare]
1. vt

1) (significato, mistero) to explain

spiegare qc a qn — to explain sth to sb

potresti spiegarci il motivo? — could you explain the reason to us?

gli ho spiegato la situazione — I explained the situation to him

farsi spiegare qc — to get o have sth explained

2) (tovaglia) to unfold, (vele) to unfurl

a voce spiegata — at the top of one's voice

a sirene spiegate — with sirens wailing

3) Mil to deploy

2. vr (spiegarsi)

(farsi capire) to explain o.s., make o.s. clear, (capire) to understand

era così agitato che non riusciva a spiegarsi — he was so upset that he couldn't make himself understood

mi spiego? — do I make myself clear?, do you understand?

non so se mi spiego! — need I say more!

spieghiamoci una volta per tutte! — let's get things straight once and for all!

non mi spiego come... — I can't understand how...

non mi spiego come sia potuto accadere — I can't understand how it could have happened

ora si spiega tutto! — now everything is clear!

* * *
[spje'gare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]

2) (insegnare) to explain

spiegare a qcn. come fare — to tell sb. how to do

3) (chiarire)

questo spiega tutto! — that explains it!

4) (indicare) to show* [ strada]

5) mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]
2.
verbo pronominale spiegarsi

1) (comprendere) to understand*

mi spiego perché ha mentito — I understand o can see why he lied

2) (essere comprensibile)

ora tutto si spiega — everything makes sense now

3) (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify

mi sono spiegato? — have I made myself clear?

non so se mi spiego — do you get my point? need I say more?

4) (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out

* * *

spiegare

/spje'gare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]

2 (insegnare) to explain; spiegare a qcn. come fare to tell sb. how to do

3 (chiarire) questo spiega tutto! that explains it!

4 (indicare) to show* [ strada]

5 mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]

II spiegarsi verbo pronominale

1 (comprendere) to understand*; mi spiego perché ha mentito I understand o can see why he lied

2 (essere comprensibile) ora tutto si spiega everything makes sense now

3 (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify; mi sono spiegato? have I made myself clear? non so se mi spiego do you get my point? need I say more?

4 (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spiegare
18 spiegare

[spje'ɡare]
1. vt

1) (significato, mistero) to explain

spiegare qc a qn — to explain sth to sb

potresti spiegarci il motivo? — could you explain the reason to us?

gli ho spiegato la situazione — I explained the situation to him

farsi spiegare qc — to get o have sth explained

2) (tovaglia) to unfold, (vele) to unfurl

a voce spiegata — at the top of one's voice

a sirene spiegate — with sirens wailing

3) Mil to deploy

2. vr (spiegarsi)

(farsi capire) to explain o.s., make o.s. clear, (capire) to understand

era così agitato che non riusciva a spiegarsi — he was so upset that he couldn't make himself understood

mi spiego? — do I make myself clear?, do you understand?

non so se mi spiego! — need I say more!

spieghiamoci una volta per tutte! — let's get things straight once and for all!

non mi spiego come... — I can't understand how...

non mi spiego come sia potuto accadere — I can't understand how it could have happened

ora si spiega tutto! — now everything is clear!

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spiegare
19 las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso

• let's get things clear

• let's keep the books straight

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso
20 aclarar

v.

1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)

María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.

2 to clarify, to explain.

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear

María aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.

3 to make lighter (color).

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter

4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).

Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.

5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.

Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.

6 to filter.

Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.

7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.

* * *

aclarar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter

2 (líquido) to thin (down)

3 (enjuagar) to rinse

4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify

5 figurado (mejorar) to improve

■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)

■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up

► verbo pronominal aclararse

1 (entender) to understand

■ no me aclaro con esta lección I can't understand this lesson

■ es que no me aclaro I don't know what's going on

2 (explicarse) to explain oneself

3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind

■ a ver si te aclaras de una vez make up your mind once and for all

4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

aclarar la voz to clear one's throat

* * *

verb

1) to clarify, explain

2) lighten

3) rinse

•

- aclararse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solve

están tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death

todavía no se ha aclarado quién lo hizo — it is still not clear who did it

con esto ya queda todo aclarado — with this now everything is clear

dejaremos cinco minutos para aclarar dudas — we'll leave five minutes to clear up any queries

aclarar algo a algn — to explain sth to sb

no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour

me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear

• le he escrito para aclarar las cosas — I've written to him to make things clear

• aclarar que — to make it clear that

quiero aclarar que no soy racista — I want to make it clear that I am not a racist

2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse

se debe aclarar con agua fría — it should be rinsed in cold water

3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down

4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten

5) [+ bosque] to clear

2. VI

1) (=amanecer) to get light

ya estaba aclarando — it was already getting light

2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear up

en cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out

3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse

3.

See:

aclararse

* * *
1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

* * *

= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

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* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* * *
1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

* * *

= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* * *

aclarar [A1 ]

v impers

1

(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up

2 (escampar) to clear up

si aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go out

vi

1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn

2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up

■ aclarar

vt

A ‹color› to lighten

B

1 ‹duda/problema› to clarify

intentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to you

me aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I had

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matter

2 ( Chi) ‹persona› ( fam) to tell … straight, tell … a few home truths ( colloq)

C

1 ‹salsa› to thin

2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clear

D ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse

■ aclararse

v pron

1 ‹pelo› to lighten

se aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair

2

aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

3

( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understand

comparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straight

no me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)

lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going on

tengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straight

unos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight

* * *

aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impers
a) ( amanecer):

◊ aclara temprano it gets light early;

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up

verbo intransitivo
a) [ día] ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) [tiempo/día] ( escampar) to clear up

verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;
◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …

3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
◊ aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;
◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin

* * *

aclarar

♦ vt

1. Esp [enjuagar] to rinse

2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;

eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;

¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?

3. [color] to make lighter;

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter

4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);
[bosque] to thin out;
aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine

♦ v impersonal

ya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;
[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;
la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon

♦ See also the pronominal verb aclararse

* * *

aclarar

I v/t

1 duda, problema clarify, clear up

2 ropa, vajilla rinse

II v/i

1 de día break, dawn

2 de tiempo clear up

* * *

aclarar vt

1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve

2) : to lighten

3)

aclarar la voz : to clear one's throat

aclarar vi

1) : to get light, to dawn

2) : to clear up

♦ See also the reflexive verb aclararse

* * *

aclarar vb

1. (clarificar) to clarify [pt. & pp. clarified]

quisiera aclarar la situación I'd like to clarify the situation

2. (dudas) to clear up

aclaró todas nuestras dudas he cleared up all our doubts

3. (color) to lighten

4. (enjuagar) to rinse

5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up

saldremos cuando aclare we'll go out when the weather clears up

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